1st Place in the 1-5 age category of the Junior Gardeners contest goes to Mabel Frolander
The winners of the 5th annual Junior Gardeners contest have been announced.
The contest was hosted by the Township of Laurentian Valley with the winners recognized at the Party in the Park event at Stafford Park over the weekend (August 28th).
Local kids and teenagers were able to pick either flowers or vegetables and had up to two months to grow the best plant.
Alastair Hugli of Sunset Nursery Garden Centre & Greenhouse judged over 50 entries.
He says he was blown away by the entries this year adding everyone did an impressive job growing their plants over the summer.
Planning and Recreation Coordinator Navada Sargent says it’s great to see the competition grow and attract more and more participants each year and adds she is looking forward to seeing what the 2022 competition will bring.
The 2021 Junior Gardener Winners:
Ages 1 to 5:
1st Place – Mabel Frolander,
2nd Place – Quinn MacDonald,
3rd Place – Marceline Vaillant,
4th Place – Arthur Forget-Mask
Winners of the 1-5 age category
Ages 6 to 8:
1st Place – Billie Bennett
2nd Place – Leah McEwan
3rd Place – Riven Shilkie-White
4th Place – Xavia Forget-Mask
Winners of the 6-8 age category
Ages 9 to 11
1st Place – Alyssa Beegan
2nd Place – Mya Turcotte
3rd Place – Emma Graham
4th Place – Lexi Hiltz
Winners of the 9-11 age category
Ages 12 to 16
1st Place – Tyler Eilliott
2nd Place – Elliot Lofstedt
3rd Place – Mickyla Kicksee
4th Place – Aaryanna Forget-Mask
Winners of the 12-16 age category